Google Photos creates models of the faces in your photos to group similar faces together.

If you turn on face grouping, Google Photos may also include photos in a particular group based on other characteristics. This includes photos being taken close together in time and detecting that a person is wearing the same clothing across photos when a face is not visible.

Face groups, face labels, and sharing

Face labels are private to each account and not shared across accounts.

Face groups are not shared when you share photos.

By default, face groups and labels in your account are only visible to you.

You can choose to label a face group as “Me” and help your contacts’ Google Photos apps to more easily recognize your face in photos. This helps your contacts get suggestions to share photos of you with you. Learn more about labeling your face group.

When face grouping is turned on, you let us know that it’s OK for us to use the models of people and pets in your photos, including you, and that you have the approval of everyone featured in your photos.